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Today, how some Native American tribes in the U.S. are getting their land back.

In an historic move for the Washoe people, over 10,000 acres of their ancestral homeland in the Sierra Nevada are set to be returned.

From Wisconsin to California, indigenous nations are reacquiring land.

But what does getting land back actually mean for a tribe?

I'm Natasha del Toro, and this is the take.

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If you've been following indigenous rights movements around the world, you've probably heard the term land back.

It refers to a movement and a rallying cry to return native stolen lands back to tribal control.

In Wisconsin, a Catholic congregation of Duns wanted to atone for the Catholic Church's role in abusive boarding schools for Native Americans.

They sold a parcel of land to the Fondelac Band of Lake Superior, Chippewa, for a massively

reduced price.

Signed, sealed, and delivered.

All right, that officially concludes the transfer of the property to the Lact to Flambo tribe. Meanwhile, in California, the Washoe tribe is said to

reacquire over 10,000 acres of its ancestral homeland, partly funded by a state conservation grant.

California Wildlife Conservation Board has awarded $5.5 million to the newly formed

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